# University Partnerships Initiative

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/pas-dkr-nofo-fy22-02-university-partnerships-initiative/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/338661

> U.S. Mission to Senegal offered grants of up to $150,000 (at least $50,000) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 12 awards worth $150,000 in total. Applications closed on June 17, 2022.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | PAS-DKR-NOFO-FY22-02 |
| Agency | U.S. Mission to Senegal |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | June 17, 2022 |
| Award ceiling | $150,000 |
| Award floor | $50,000 |
| Expected awards | 12 |
| Total funding | $150,000 |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 19.040 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

• Registered not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/nongovernmental organizations with programming experience • Individuals • Non-profit or governmental educational institutions. For-profit or commercial entities are not eligible to apply.

## What the grant funds

Program Description: The Public Affairs Section of U.S. Embassy Dakar is seeking proposals to carry out a program focused on strengthening existing ties and fostering new collaborations between U.S. and African universities. Project activities must take place in Senegal or Guinea Bissau and the United States and be directed primarily at Senegalese and Bissau Guinean audiences/participants. Proposals should address how relationships between institutions will be sustained after U.S. government funded efforts are concluded. Focus areas: · Promote partnerships with U.S. higher education institutions · Establish Senegalese or Bissau Guinean student and faculty exchanges, including in-person and virtual exchange opportunities · Facilitate joint research, especially in agriculture, entrepreneurship, creative industries, food security, and STEM · Provide training and transfer skills in all aspects of university education through subject matter exchange programs · Explore public-private partnerships, with an emphasis on commercialization, technology transfer, and job creation. The following activities do not qualify for Public Affairs funding: · Organizational start-up costs · Ongoing salaries or capital improvements · Paying to complete activities begun with other funds · Projects of a commercial or profit-making nature · Projects that are inherently political in nature or that contain the appearance of partisanship or support to individual or single party electoral campaigns · Projects that support specific religious activities · Fundraising campaigns · Academic or analytical research (if not part of a larger project) · Construction projects · Vehicles · Scholarships to individuals · Projects whose primary aim is the institutional development of the organization itself · Any fees for news coverage · Representational expenses, such as receptions · (Exceptions: expenses for coffee breaks and working lunches can be funded; alcohol, however, cannot) Preference will be given to projects that incorporate some element of American content. “American content” may take the form of American partners, or American themes and materials. Preference will also be given to proposals that involve alumni of U.S. government exchange programs (e.g., YALI Mandela Washington Fellows, YALI Regional Leadership Center, Fulbright, Academy of Women Entrepreneurs, International Visitor Leadership Program, etc.).

## Questions people ask

### Is PAS-DKR-NOFO-FY22-02 still open?

No. It closed on June 17, 2022. A newer notice is open: OFOP0002825, closes January 1, 2099 (26353 days left).

### Who can apply for University Partnerships Initiative?

U.S. Mission to Senegal accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for University Partnerships Initiative?

Closed June 17, 2022. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $150,000 each. About $150,000 in total across about 12 awards.

### Who has won Public Diplomacy Programs grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees, Meridian International Center, American Councils for International Education: Actr/Accels, Inc. The program made 13,489 awards worth $358 million in that time.